The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-06-04

l50 members, including many or tne
active spirits of the various parishes in
this city and adjoining cities, and in the
State of Rhode Island. OF Universal
ism he said that it was surrounded by
a host of lookers-on, he might say we'll
wishers, who were looking to see wheth-
er this faith which really they were be-
ginning to indorse Intellectually, was
indeed the vital power which, applied
in the affairs of life, should build up
noble men. noble institutions, a citizen
ship that was credit to the country
and power that should elevate the ma
tion up to its highest possibilities.
Rev. Elmer H. Capen, D. D., Pres
ident of Tufts College, was then intro
duced. He said that whatever might
be his character as representative
man, as to the cause he represented
there could be no doubt. We measured
the power Of those who had accepted a
truth by the sacrifices which they made
in the form of institutions, and so we
might point to what the Universalist
church had done in its institutions as
the measure and indication of its vital
ity and power. There was time when
the church grew wonderfully, but now
for generation the leading minds of
the church had occupied themselves
with organizing what our fathers did,
and putting it into the form of institu-
tions. What cared he whether the sta
tistics showed that we made a numeri-
cal gain last year or not We all knew
not only that the Universalist church
was never more vitally active than to-
day, but that there was not church in
Christendom that was more vitality ac-
tive than the Universalist church. ZAP
plause). So with respect to the educa-
tional institutions of the Universalist
church, and that, more than anything
else, marked the power and vitality of
the organization. AS Christian church
we were related to the civilization about
us, and that was the trust that was re-
ally committed to us. We ought to
pour our lives into our institutions, so
that they might stand and live and put
forth their influence among men.
Gen. Olney Arnold, of Pawtucket,
R. l., was next introduced, and respond
ed in poetry for the ladies. Rev. ]. M.
Pullman, d. D., of Lynn, whose sub
ject was, THE Opportunity of the
Universalist Church," was then pre-
sented. He said that, fundamentally,
Universalism stood simply for nobler
conception of Gods character. The
world was standing as an onlooker,
waiting to see what Universalism would
do, and the opportunity of the hour was
to show what it could do. Other speak
ers were Mr.. Joseph B. Horton, presi-
ident of the Social Union, and Rev. w.
S. Grove, of New Jersey, who spoke on
"Wasted Universalism." Letters of
regret from Gov. Ames, of Massachu-
sets, and Gov. Bodwell, of Maine, were
read.
The Boston Association.
Meetings under the auspices of the
Boston Association of Universalists,
were held at the Shawmut Avenue
Church, on Wednesday. At the morn
ing session, Rev. G.. w. Kent, of Hall
fax, spoke most earnestly and eloquently
of "The Church Beautiful" sketching
the various requirements of such a
church, saying that the building should
be beautiful. 1t is not necessary to
have them expensive, but we should
have flowers and train the aesthetic fac
ulties in our people. "Then," said the
speaker, 81 should like to have the
church full of beautiful men and wo-
men. 1 hope you understand what /
mean by that. L mean that the old
saying that beauty is only skin deep is
false. 1 want really beautiful people,
whose beauty shines forth from within. %
at the close of this paper the matter
was discussed generally by the meeting.
The afternoon session was preceded
by half hour praise service, conducted
by Rev. G. R. Tenney, of Stoughton.
Mr.. Geo. Close, of Cambridge, presided
at the meeting, and Rev. S. A. Gard
ner, of Milford, read paper on 1.-THE
Relations of the Ministry to the Church, D
taking the ground that the pulpit teach
ing should be more practical. A mum
Der of speakers followed in the general
discussion.
Rev. A. E. White, of Cambridge, pre-
sided at the evening meeting, and in
troduced Rev. w. E. Gibbs, of Law
renee, who read paper on "The True
Significance and Use of the Church of
Christ" He maintained that one use
of the church was to bring men into
closer relations to God, and to induce
them to become as one with God. Rev.
DR.. E. G. Bolles, of Salem, followed
with an eloquent address.
Universalist Publishing House.
The annual meeting of the Board OF
Trustees, of the Uniyersalist Publish.
ing House, was held at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday, at its rooms, No. 16 Brom-